date:Feb 01, 2019
Cavendish Farms in New Annan, P.E.I., which processes potatoes into French fries, states it is importing a record number of potatoes from other locations to the Island this winter.
The Irving-owned company contracts with P.E.I. growers for its needs but has come up short with a poor crop this fall.
Mary Keith, vice-president of communications for J.D. Irving Ltd., stated: Island potatoes come first and we are buying whatever quality volume Island farmers can supply. However, the dry summer an